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The Israeli army yesterday carried out new deadly strikes on the Gaza Strip, besieged and devastated by more than six months of war.
Loud explosions were heard this Friday morning near a base in Iran, it could be a possible Israeli attack.
The Israeli army does not wish to make any comments “at this time”. However, it indicates that warning sirens have been activated in northern Israel.
The United States and Great Britain have strengthened their sanctions against Iran, which launched a drone and missile attack on Israeli territory on April 13 after a deadly strike attributed to Israel against the Iranian consulate in Damascus.
Israeli leaders threatened to respond to this first direct attack ever carried out until then. The head of Iranian diplomacy Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said that Iran would make Israel “regret” any attack on its territory.
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Drones shot down but no 'missile attack so far', Iran says
Several drones were “successfully shot down” by Iranian air defenses early Friday, but there is no information about a possible missile attack “so far,” the official said. -spokesperson for the Iranian space agency.
“At this time, there has been no air attack outside of Isfahan and in other regions of the country,” said Hossein Dalirian in a message posted on X, after information from American television reporting an attack by Israel against Iran.
05:46
According to American television, Israel launched an attack against Iran
Israel would have launched an attack against Iran, in retaliation for Iranian strikes against its territory last weekend, several media outlets in the United States indicated this Friday, citing American officials. ABC, CBS and CNN, among other media outlets, reported the strikes early Friday Middle East time, citing U.S. officials.
CNN clarified that the Israeli attack did not target nuclear facilities, again reporting an American official.
The White House had no immediate comment.
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The Israeli army does not wish to make “any comments at this time”
The Israeli army told AFP that it had no comment "at the moment" on the subject of explosions reported early this Friday near a military base in central Iran.
“We have no comment at the moment,” said an army spokesperson, while Israel promised to respond to the unprecedented attack launched by Tehran against Israel last weekend. The Israeli army also announced this Friday morning that warning sirens had been activated in northern Israel.
However, it indicates that warning sirens have been activated in northern Israel.
05:35
Strong explosions near a base in Iran, a possible Israeli attack
Three explosions were reported early Friday near a military base in central Iran, with a senior US official citing an Israeli attack in retaliation for unprecedented drone and missile strikes against Israel last weekend.
Iran activated its air defense in several provinces early this Friday after reports of explosions in the center of the country, the official IRNA agency said. Drones have been shot down but there has been no missile attack “so far,” authorities said.
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